Leadership & Advisory Board

Patrice Barnes is a Canadian politician and former school trustee who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, she represented the riding of Ajax.

Stephen Lynch has been honoured by the film and television industry as the recipient of both the 2018 and 2016 Canadian Screen Award for Best Achievement in Television Makeup for the international hit series Orphan Black. As the Head of Makeup Department Stephen has seamlessly transformed Emmy-winning actress Tatiana Maslany into multiple clone characters. Stephen has been featured in publications that include, Vanity Fair, InStyle, Glamour, SundanceTV and Makeup Artist Magazine describing his artistic process. In addition to his work on Orphan Black Stephen has an extensive career in film and television with Head of Makeup Department credits on productions including Queer As Folk, Slings and Arrows, Long Days Journey into Night, I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing, Haven and Camp Rock.

As one of North America’s leading makeup artists, Donald Mowat has over 60 feature films and 25 projects for television to his credit. Donald has been the recipient of numerous industry accolades and awards including a 1992 Primetime Emmy award, a 1998 Special Achievement Gemini award, a 2006 Gemini Award, a 2014 Saturn Award and a 2014 Hollywood Makeup Artist Guild Award. Donald received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to the Film Industry and various charities.

Donald’s long list of feature film credits includes, The Perfect Storm, Three Kings, Frequency, The Human Stain, 8 Mile, The Departed, The Fighter, Cowboys and Aliens, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Skyfall, Nightcrawler, Spectre, Sicario, Nocturnal Animals, Stronger and Blade Runner 2049. He has worked as a Makeup Department Head and Personal Makeup Artist with many A list stars including Daniel Craig, Ryan Gosling, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Wahlberg and Eminem.

Donald is an active member of IATSE locals in New York, Toronto and Los Angeles, and has been a Board and committee member with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts).